Ray Allen: Class Act

"We like it,’’ coach Doc Rivers said before the game about using Allen as a sixth man. "I was trying to tell you, we’ve only talked about this for two years as a staff but we’ve never had anyone to step forward. We’ve always wanted a stronger bench. At least in the last year and a half, we’ve talked about it. And now with Avery [Bradley] and, hopefully, if we can get Mickael [Pietrus] back, it’s phenomenal. You have either guy you can play and use the other guy off the bench. That would be the best-case scenario for us.’’ Allen volunteered for the role but said, "I don’t think it will happen for me to ever get comfortable with these 11-or-so games we’ve got left. None of us are settling into our roles. You adapt the best way you can. "There hasn’t been enough time to understand the consistencies about what our rotations are going to be. You just try to do what you need to do for the team (Celticsblog.com)."

I wrote about this last week how maybe it was a good idea to move Allen back to the bench to give it more of a scoring punch, and have Bradley run with the first team for his defense. Looks like Doc likes that idea. I don't think Ray Allen really likes it, but he volunteered, because he is willing to do whatever it takes to win. That's what it truly takes to be a champion, it's a bunch of guys all working toward the same thing no matter what the cause. KG doesn't want to be a center, but he know he needs to be.

There are so many cases around the league that would've been a problem, but not with Ray Allen, and not with this team.

We didn't get a chance to do a recap of the 76ers vs Celtics game last night, but man the Celtics looked good and the 76ers have been looking like they have given up on their season.